The preschoolers have been working on math concepts using manipulatives. Patterning blocks and other math manipulatives are excellent for exploring the concepts of sorting, matching, and symmetry. Thay can also promote hands-on discoveries in measurement, set theory, and number concepts. The kids love working with them too!
Level I has been exploring colors this month. Miss Megan, a level I teacher said, “We started with the primary colors, and now we are working on the secondary colors and the tints and hues. We made green water with yellow and blue food coloring and we had fun mixing ketchup and mustard to make orange. We also mixed shaving cream with red and blue and frosted pretend cakes.”
This month Level II is learning about community workers. We took a field trip to the Fire Station. There were so many things to learn about and see. The children enjoyed the Fire Safety demonstration, the CPR demonstration, viewing the helicopters, the K9 dogs, and walking through the ambulances and firetrucks.
Level II also had some special visitors in the classroom this month: A Highway Patrol Officer, Police Officer with his K9 dog, a x-ray technician, and a dentist. All of our visitors helped us learn about their jobs and responsibilities within the community.
In September our students learned about the artist Jonathan Eastman Johnson, and his famous realistic painting The Old Stagecoach. The students enjoyed the Western Days theme by exploring a cowboys life, singing songs around the campfire, and dressing up as fancy cowboys and cowgirls.
